Category: Defence

Source: United States Navy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – On Monday, The Buffalo and Erie County Naval Military Park hosted an opening ceremony for Buffalo virtual Navy Week aboard Guided Missile Cruiser USS Little Rock, CLG-4, which was commissioned in 1945 and now rests as a museum ship.

Source: United States Navy

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – Exercise Global Medic provides robust opportunities for military medical personnel to improve their proficiencies in realistic training environments, while combining forces with sister service branches and international military participants. The exercise provides an opportunity to test, evaluate, and ultimately validate military medical personnel in an austere environment. This is a vital requirement that is particularly important as Soldiers and Sailors are returning to the field after months of scheduled training activities postponed or limited by the global pandemic.

Source: United States Navy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As many Navy missions have a degree of inherent danger, Navy first responders and medical personnel are trained to quickly provide life-saving medical assistance to Navy and Marine Corps personnel in case of an emergency. Earlier this year, four Sailors assigned to the “Jaguars” of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron 60 recently used those same skills to jump into action to provide life-saving aid to two civilians while off duty — just four days apart.

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Following the announcement of the first Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (NetANTX) Prize Challenge, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) launched a second prize challenge in support of Project Overmatch, this one seeking artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.

Source: United States Navy

YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. 7th Fleet Enforcement Coordination Cell (ECC) leadership recently visited with partner nations and embarked the French Navy ship, FS Tonnerre (L9014), part of the Jeanne d’Arc Task Group, in the vicinity of Sasebo, Japan.